Tuesday, 17 July 2012

So what? Chinese vs Syracusans, part 2

Alright, sorry for the slight delay, friends, but I was a bit busy, partly because I found some new job offers, mainly as a translator or PA in French. fingers crossed. Back to the battle now.

On the right, general Wagoon-Li steadily moved forward, trying to apply the famous quotes from his Sun-Tzu digest, and sent his crossbows in the field against the cavalry, while his cavalry went ahead skirmishing the hoplite line, waiting for the heavy infantry to arrive and strike the decisive blow.

On the left, general Bulitishu Lailu-wei decided to to try a new tactic, devised by a foreign adviser, a certain Custer. So he rushed fast towards the fields, only to discover the ambushes were... a mere smoke screen, apart from some skirmishers. After the initial exchanges of fire, things were looking good there too. And moreover, his "heavy" cavalry was succesfully skirmishing the hoplite line and the Syracusan medium cavalry too.

But then, the mighty and honorable general in chief Yolo-Suta felt a chill along his spine. "Dim-Sun and Chop-Suey!" The despicable barbarians were actually attempting to flank him! And Bulitishu Lailu-wei would be caught unaware. He took personal command of the chariots reserve and hurried to the threatened left, while sending messenger to warn his foolish general. Would everything be ready for the oncoming ennemy?

Suddenly, like a thunderstorm, hairy barbarians ran forward our Chinese lines: Gauls and Thracians, the scum of this Earth, no more worthy of living than dung beetles. Yolo-Suta was as ready as he could be, and ordered his chariots to charge the javelinmen, while Bulitishu Lailu-wei's crossbows started shooting... But what was happening on the other side of the battlefield?

Wagoon-Li, though initially inspired, stumbled upon a bottle of rice wine, and started to give strange orders, moving his crossbows out of the field, in front of the cavalry, to have a better line of fire... Well, though having some successes, they died in vain... And his infantry was still moving forward, and then charged, and everything was prepared to make a flank attack ton the hoplite line. But would this be enough? In the center, the cavalry was still shooting, but getting bored of only shooting, even though succesfully, since many hoplites had already, they charged...

Everything was falling apart... Only Yolo-Suta's chariots were doing good, but the despicable, though clever he admitted, general, was sacrificing his units one at a time to slow them down, while he methodically destroyed the Chinese left... That was it. No more left, no more right... Only the chariots and the heavy infantry in the center were doing good... Yolo-Suta had the drummer call for the retreat. He would have to explain the defeat to the emperor.

- So, number 1683, you lost the battle and a lot of valuable ressources. What can you say to plead in your favour?

- Sorry number 1, but they were simply too numerous, and though of better quality, our magnificient troops never stood a chance. Besides, my generals acted very strangely. I suspect we might have double agents..

- It is possible. But as you know it, our organization doesn't tolerate failure.